On Sun, 23 Dec 2018 07:54:24 -0500, Red wrote:

On 12/22/2018 8:52 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 14:46:22 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 13:23:46 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 04:49:55 -0500, Bill wrote:

Terry Coombs wrote:
On 12/21/2018 12:16 AM, Bill wrote:
Terry Coombs wrote:
On 12/20/2018 12:45 PM, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 13:01:03 -0500, Frank "frank
wrote:

* * And I don't have a year or two to wait , it needs to go
NOW . If I
can get it cut off below grade I'll be alright , I need to
build that
area up with some gravel anyway - the stump is right where
the gravel
will be thinnest or I wouldn't worry about it .

I've waited years for stumps to rot in places that they are not
unsightly but you don't have that much time.* The best
suggestion I
think you got when you mentioned pressure washer was to use
it to wash
away the grit around the base of the stump and maybe a few
inches
further.* Then you can use your chainsaw without getting the
rapid
dulling if you cut into gritty soil.* Lot cheaper to
resharpen a chain
saw than rent a stump grinder.
I had a stump pulled from the ground in recent years.* A 10
ton dump
truck, a couple workers to connect chains and yank it out.
OP may not
have that access to the stump.
** It's easy to get to , nothing in the way at all . If I had
a bulldozer ... I really only need it down to or slightly
below ground level . I used a neighbor's pressure washer once
before , but I think his was burned up in a shed fire . I'm
considering getting a smaller/cheaper unit and using it as
suggested to wash the dirt/rocks away from the roots so I can
cut them .

Not sure why you don't follow the suggestion of renting a stump
grinder.* That's what they were made for.
* Because they're outrageously expensive here for what they do
and that much isn't in the budget for this project .

I'm curious, what was the cost for you to rent one for 4 hours?
I had the grinder and operator on site for about an hour for $300
Canadian. That included him coming about 25 miles into town - where
he did mine and about 5 others in one day - mine being one of the
smallest at about 24-26 inches. IIRC anything over 30 was a per inch
surcharge. Hardwood or softwood didn't matter - mine was cherry, the
one before me was cedar.
It was my job to re-level the lawn after they left.
'
That sounds high I had a guy grinding here for around 3 hours for
$350. He did one big hardwood tree and a dozen palms. The palms go
real fast tho.
You are in the southern USA though - where wages are significantly
lower than up here - and equipment is cheaper to buy - and the Dollar
goes for about $1.50 Canadian.

I live in a red state, very few libtards.

Anyway, local shop rents a Vermeer grinder with trailer for $100 per 4 hours.* I used it on an oak stump a while back, took less than 10 minutes. Easy peasy!
I could have rented the machine and done it myself too, but I don't
have a trailer hitch on my vehicle to tow it and I felt it was worth a
bit more to have someone with experience and insurance do the job.
Had the gasline locate done too - it was close but not too close.